Burglar takes cigarettes from Murphy gas station

Tuesday

Feb 19, 2013 at 8:04 PM

Someone apparently broke into the Murphy gas station near the east-side Walmart and took 138 cartons of cigarettes early Monday.

From staff reprts

Someone apparently broke into the Murphy gas station near the east-side Walmart and took 138 cartons of cigarettes early Monday.According to an incident report, a man is seen on video surveillance coming into the business with a trash can belonging to the store. The man is seen putting the cigarettes of various brands into the can and going off camera for several minutes. He returned with the can and left it inside the store, according to the report.The manager found that a window in the main door had been removed, while the padlock on the door remained intact.Police have no suspects in the incident. The man seen on camera is white and was wearing a gray hoodie, black jeans and gloves and tan boots, the report states.